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TNSET Syllabus 2022: Topic-Wise Syllabus, Mark Distribution

Updated On - August 22 2022 by Vanshika Johari

TNSET Syllabus 2022 will be released by the main conducting authorities on the official website. Aspirant candidates ensure that they prepare for the examination according to TNSET Syllabus 2022. Syllabus is helpful to get information about the exams, exam-weightage, and what kind of questions will appear. Candidates can check TNSET Syllabus 2022 from this article.

TNSET 2022 Syllabus

The syllabus has been released by MTW University, Candidates can check the TNSET 2022 syllabus in the given below points:-

General and Aptitude:
  • Reading Comprehension.
  • Teaching & Research Aptitude.
  • Communication.
  • Logical Reasoning Ability.
  • Information & Communication Technology.
  • Data Interpretation.
  • People & Environment.
  • Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration.
Economics (Paper-I):
  • Micro & Macro Economic Analysis.
  • Public Finance.
  • Development & Planning.
  • International Economics.
  • Statistical Methods.
  • Indian Economy.
Economics (Paper-III):
  • Collusive & Non-Collusive Oligopolies Theory of Demand.
  • Production.
  • Accelerator & Investment.
  • Taxation.
  • Different approaches to the money supply.
  • Monetary Approach & Adjustment.
  • Optimum Currency Areas.
  • RBI policies, commercial & co-operative banks, etc.
Political Science (Paper-II):
  • Comparative Politics & Political Analysis.
  • Political Theory & Thought.
  • Public Administration.
  • Indian Government & Policies.
  • International Relations.
Political Science (Paper-III):
  • Modernization.
  • Power & Authority.
  • Political Socialization & Culture.
  • Political Development.
  • Supreme Court.
  • Judicial Activism.
  • Political Elite.
  • Bureaucracy & Challenges of development.
  • End of the Cold War, etc.
Psychology (Paper-II):
  • Learning Process.
  • Perceptual Processes.
  • Memory & Forgetting.
  • Motivation & Emotion.
  • Thinking & Problem-Solving.
  • Human Abilities.
  • Personality.
Psychology (Paper-III):
  • Neurophysiology of Learning.
  • Signal Detection.
  • Learning.
  • Intelligence.
  • Existential & Humanistic Theories.
  • Models of memory.
  • Cognitive strategies.
  • Creative thinking & Problem-Solving.
  • Research Designs.
  • ANOVA.
  • Psychological Scaling, etc.
Sociology (Paper-II):
  • Sociological Theory.
  • The Sociological concepts.
  • Sociological Methodology.
Sociology (Paper-III):
  • Neo-functionalism & Neo-Marxism.
  • Phenomenology & Ethnomethodology.
  • Structuration & Post-Modernism.
  • Contemporary Issues.
  • Theoretical Perspectives.
  • Current Debates.
  • Challenges of Globalization, etc.
History (Paper-II):
  • Ancient Indian History.
  • The concept, ideas, and terms.
  • Medieval.
  • Modern Indian History.
History (Paper-III):
  • 4th century to12th century BC-AD Indian History.
  • Indus valley civilization to Mahajanapadas.
  • India from 1206 to 1526.
  • Foundation of British Rule.
  • Economic & Social Policies.
  • National Movement & Post Independent India.
  • Socio-economic & culture life under Mughals.
Commerce (Paper-II & III):
  • Financial & Management Accounting.
  • Business Environment.
  • Economics.
  • Statistics & Data Processing.
  • Management.
  • Marketing.
  • Financial Management.
  • Banking & Financial Institution.
  • International Business.
  • Income Tax Law & Planning.
Education (Paper-II):
  • The methodology of Educational Research.
  • Philosophical.
  • Sociological.
  • Psychological Foundations of Education.
Education (Paper-III):
  • The process of Growth & Development.
  • Western Schools of Philosophy.
  • Intelligence Theories & Measurement.
  • Concept & Principles of guidance and counseling.
  • Personality and its types.
  • Descriptive.
  • Experimental.
  • Qualitative Research.
  • Universalization of Elementary Education, etc.
Social Work (Paper-II & III):
  • Philosophy & Principles of Social Work.
  • Evaluation of Social Work Profession.
  • Theories of Social change & Disorganization.
  • Social Work Education.
  • Human motivation & problems of Human behavior and coping mechanisms.
  • Principles & Objectives of Community Organization.
  • The process, Labor Welfare & HR management, Approaches, Techniques of Social Case Work, etc.
Home Science (Paper-II & III):
  • Nutrition Science.
  • Food Science.
  • Clothing.
  • Textiles.
  • Institutional Management.
  • Resource Management.
  • Non-formal & Extension Education.
  • Human Development.
  • Developmental & Educational Communication.
  • Methods of Research, etc.
English (Paper-II):
  • Jacobean to Restoration Periods.
  • Chaucer to Shakespeare.
  • Augustan Age.
  • Romantic.
  • Victorian.
  • Modern.
  • Contemporary Period.
  • America and other non-British Literature, etc.
English (Paper-III):
  • Criticism & Literary Theory.
  • British Literature from Chaucer to the present day.
  • History of English language, etc.
Sanskrit (Paper-II):
  • Darsana.
  • Vedic Literature.
  • Grammar & Linguistics.
  • Sanskrit Literature.
  • Poetics.
Sanskrit (Paper-III):
  • Brahmans &Aranyakas.
  • Samhitas, Vedangas, Grammer & Schools of Vedic Interpretation.
  • Linguistics.
  • Mahabhasya.
  • Ramayana.
  • Mahabharata.
  • Poetry.
  • Prose, etc.
Tamil (Paper-II):
  • Authors & Books.
  • History of Tamil Language up to the 20th century, etc.
Tamil (Paper-III):
  • Dramas.
  • Poetry.
  • Stories.
  • Grammar, etc.
Law (Paper-II):
  • Legal Theory.
  • Constitutional Law of India.
  • Public International Law.
  • Family Law.
  • Law of Contracts.
  • Torts.
  • Crimes.
  • Labour Law.

Syllabus for Tamil Nadu SET Exam 2022

Law (Paper-III):
  • Essential Features of the Indian Constitution.
  • Role of the election commission in the democratic process.
  • Scope & Importance of Administrative Law, Fundamental rights, duties.
  • Sales of Goods Act.
  • Company Law.
  • Offenses against property, etc.
Journalism & Mass Communication (Paper-II & III):
  • Role of media in society.
  • Communication & Journalism.
  • Types of communication.
  • Professional organizations in media.
  • History of print & broadcast media, etc.
Geography (Paper-II & III):
  • Climatology.
  • Geomorphology.
  • Oceanography.
  • Bio-Geography.
  • Settlement Geography.
  • Geographic Thought.
  • Population Geography.
  • Geography of India.
  • Cartography, etc.
Science & Applications (Paper-II):
  • Computer Arithmetic.
  • Current Trends & Technologies.
  • Programming in C and C++.
  • Data & File Structures.
  • Computer Relational Database Design & SQL.
  • Computer Networks.
  • Operating Systems.
  • System Software & Compilers, etc.
Computer Science & Applications (Paper-III): 
  • Database.
  • Programming Languages Concepts.
  • Combinational circuit design.
  • Analog & Digital Transmission.
  • Software Development Models, etc.
Electronic Science (Paper-II & III):
  • Thevenin.
  • Superposition.
  • Norton & Maximum Power Transfer Theorems.
  • Microprocessors.
  • Addressing modes.
  • Rectifiers.
  • Electronic Transport in Semiconductor.
  • PN Junction.
  • Diode.
  • Logic Families, flip flops, converters.
  • Maxwell’s equations.
  • Principles of Amplitude.
  • Frequency.
  • Optical sources.
  • Transduces, etc.
Management (Paper-II & III):
  • Managerial Economics.
  • Cost-output relations.
  • Capital Budgeting.
  • Valuation Concepts & Securities.
  • Marketing Environment & Environment scanning.
  • Role & Scope of production management.
  • Probability Theory.
  • Motivation Concepts.
  • Ethics & Management system, etc.
Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere & Planetary Sciences (Paper-II & III):
  • Common flora and fauna in India.
  • Definition, principles, and scope of environmental science.
  • Water Chemistry.
  • Environmental Geosciences.
  • Ecosystem, etc.

TNSET Exam Pattern 2022

To know the exam pattern is very important also.  It helps to understand mark distribution among different sections, time duration, etc. Candidates can check TNSET 2022 exam pattern below:-

  • Mode of the Exam:  Offline examination (OMR based)
  • Number of Papers:  There are three papers in TNSET exam – Paper 1(1 hour 20 min), Paper 2(1 hour 20 min), and Paper 3(2 hours 20 min)
  • Type of questions:   Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) 
  • Marking Scheme:     For every correct answer, +2 is given however, there is no negative marking in TNSET.

Section-wise Distribution of Question:

PaperMarksNumber of Questions
I10050 Questions – all Compulsory
II10050 Questions – all Compulsory
III15075 Questions – all compulsory

Nature of the Papers

Paper-I 
  • Paper 1 is designed to evaluate the teaching/research aptitude of candidates.
  • It is primarily prepared to analyze the comprehension, reasoning ability, divergent thinking, and general awareness of the candidates
  • In this paper, 50 Multiple Choice Questions are asked each question carrying 2 marks.
Paper-II 
  • Paper 2 consists of 50 Multiple Choice Questions that are compulsory questions.
  • These questions are on the basis of the subject selected by the candidate.
Paper-III 
  • Paper 3 consists of 75 Multiple Choice Questions compulsory questions carrying 2 marks each.
  • The subject chosen by the candidates determined the question.

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